Guardians vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 6

Updated Jun. 6, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET

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David Fry and the Cleveland Guardians will square off against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, in the final game of a two-game series. The Guardians have been listed as -167 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Royals (+140). Cleveland is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +129 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this game (with -116 odds on the over and -104 odds on the under).

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET
Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Guardians	-167	+140	7.5	-116	-104	-1.5	+129	-153

Guardians vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Guardians 4, Royals 3
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Guardians 54%, Royals 46%

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Insights

This season, the Guardians have won 29 out of the 41 games, or 70.7%, in which they've been favored.
This season Cleveland has won six of its nine games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -167 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 62.5%.
The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (47.2%) in those games.
This season, Kansas City has been a moneyline underdog of -167 or longer four times, losing every contest.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 41.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

The Guardians went 7-3 across the 10 games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Guardians combined with their opponents to go over the run total six times.
The Guardians' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	6.2
HR	12
ERA	4.60
K/9	9.2

Guardians Player Insights

Not only does Jose Ramirez lead the Guardians in hitting with his .272 average, he also is their foremost power hitter with 16 home runs and 58 RBI.
Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez ranks sixth in home runs and first in RBI.
Josh Naylor has hit 16 home runs to lead his team.
Naylor ranks sixth in homers and seventh in RBI on the year.
Andres Gimenez has nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks while hitting .271.
Fry has six doubles, eight home runs and 24 walks while hitting .342.

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

The Royals have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 1-6 in those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
Over their last 10 games, the Royals are 4-6-0 against the spread.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	12
ERA	4.86
K/9	7.2

Royals Player Insights

Witt paces the Royals in home runs (11), runs batted in (46) and has put up a team-best batting average of .319.
Witt is 24th in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Witt brings a hitting streak of six games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .378 with a double, three home runs, three walks and 12 RBI.
Maikel Garcia is batting .267 with 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks.
Garcia ranks 135th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Salvador Perez is batting .315 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 18 walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 21 walks while batting .239.